Group attribution error
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The group attribution error refers to people's tendency to believe either (1) that the characteristics of an individual group member are reflective of the group as a whole, or (2) that a group's decision outcome must reflect the preferences of individual group members, even when external information is available suggesting otherwise.
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See also
- Attribution bias
- Attribution theory
- Fundamental attribution error
- Ingroup bias
- List of cognitive biases
- Outgroup homogeneity bias
- Outcome bias
- Ultimate attribution error
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